Drilldown: Medicines

None (5) · Montelukast (1) · Vardenafil (1)

Ajovy (1) · Belsomra (1) · Dayvigo (1) · Emgality (1) · Levitra, Staxyn (1) · Quviviq (1) · Singulair (1)

Anti-CGRP ligand monoclonal antibody (2) · Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (3) · PDE5 Inhibitor (1) · the first approved (1) · [[:Category:Antiasthmatic_agents|Antiasthmatic]] (1) · [[:Category:Leukotriene_receptor_antagonists|Leukotriene receptor antagonist]] (1)

None (2) · Competitive antagonist at OX1R and OX2R. Faster receptor association/dissociation kinetics than suvorexant (~16 sec dissociation vs ~57 sec) hypothesized to support sleep onset, with sufficient duration for maintenance. (1) · Competitive antagonist at OX1R and OX2R. First-in-class DORA. Receptor dissociation slower than lemborexant or daridorexant. (1) · Humanized IgG2 monoclonal antibody binding both isoforms of CGRP peptide (1) · Humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody binding CGRP peptide; prevents CGRP from activating its receptor (1) · Selective inhibitor of PDE5. Slightly higher PDE5/PDE6 selectivity vs sildenafil (less visual side effect) but more PDE1 cross-activity (occasional QT effects at high doses). (1)

Insomnia (sleep onset and/or maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved August 2014). Also studied for insomnia in mild-moderate Alzheimer disease. (1) · Insomnia (sleep onset and/or maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Dec 2019) (1) · Insomnia (sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Jan 2022) (1) · Preventive treatment of migraine in adults (episodic and chronic) (1) · Preventive treatment of migraine in adults; episodic cluster headache (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000015B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000015C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000015D-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000669-QINU`"' (1)

10 mg PO 30 min before bedtime (with ≥7 hours of sleep planned) (1) · 10 mg PO once daily in the evening (adults); 4-5 mg in children (1) · 10 mg ~1 h before sexual activity (1) · 225 mg SC monthly, or 675 mg SC every 3 months (quarterly) (1) · 25 mg PO at bedtime (no titration); may increase to 50 mg if 25 mg inadequate (1) · 5 mg PO at bedtime; may increase to 10 mg if inadequate (1) · Migraine: 240 mg SC loading dose, then 120 mg SC monthly. Cluster: 300 mg SC at onset of cluster period, then monthly during cluster. (1)

10 mg tablets; 4 mg, 5 mg chewables; 4 mg granules (1) · 120 mg/mL prefilled syringe or autoinjector (1) · 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg tabs (Levitra); 10 mg ODT (Staxyn) (1) · 225 mg/1.5 mL prefilled syringe or autoinjector (1) · 25 mg, 50 mg tablets (1) · 5 mg, 10 mg tablets (1) · 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg tablets (1)

10 mg/d (1) · 10 mg/d (adults) (1) · 20 mg/d (2) · 240 mg loading + 120 mg/month for migraine; 300 mg/month for cluster (1) · 50 mg/d (1) · 675 mg/quarter (1)

Oral (5) · Subcutaneous (2)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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24 hours (1) · 4–5 h (1) · Monthly dosing (1) · Monthly or quarterly dosing (1) · ~7-8 hours (3)

2.7-5.5 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000015E-QINU`"' (1) · 4–5 h (1) · ~12 hours (1) · ~17-19 hours (longer than daridorexant) (1) · ~27 days (1) · ~31 days (1) · ~8 hours (shorter than suvorexant and lemborexant) (1)

Not formally established (1) · Not formally established (high SC) (1) · ~15% (extensive hepatic first-pass) (1) · ~44% (1) · ~62% (1) · ~64% (oral; not significantly affected by food)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000015F-QINU`"' (1) · ~82% (1)

Category B (1) · Generally considered safe; pregnancy registries do not show increased major malformation risk.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Limited data; avoid (5)

Rx (2) · Rx, Schedule IV (US) (3) · Rx-only in US (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. '''FDA Boxed Warning (2020):''' neuropsychiatric events including agitation, depression, sleep disturbance, and suicidal thoughts; benefit-risk should be reassessed regularly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000160-QINU`"'. (1)